English 10A Vocab 1st Set

Feigning

Noun- the act of pretending or putting on a show in order to decieve

Adj- pretending

Cunning

Noun- craftiness

Adj- crafty, sly, made with ingenuity

Trinkets

Noun- a small ornament, piece of jewelry, ect.

Knave

Noun- dishonest person, untrustworthy

Brandished

Verb- to shake or wave in a triumphant way

Abide

Verb- to continue or stay, to dwell or reside, to tolerate or endure

Dolorous

Adj- mournful, causing pain or sorrow

Audaciously

Adj- fearless, extremely original, lively

Supplicated

Verb- to pray humbly or made humble

Wayward

Adj- disobedient, irregular

Palpable

Adj- plainly seen or heard

Entreat

Verb- beg, ask earnestly

Befall

Verb- to happen or occur

Beseeched

Verb- to beg eagerly

Woe

Noun- distress or trouble, interjection an exclamation of grief

Thwarted

Verb- to frustrate or baffle or oppose

Adj- stubborn

Odorous

Adj- diffusing an odor

Cad

Noun- an ill bread man, one who behaves dishonorable toward women

Puerile

Adj- childish, immature

Orthopedics

Noun- branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal system and tissues related to movement

Pedagogue

Noun- a teacher

Pendant

Noun- a person who pays excessive attention to learning rules than to understanding

Entity

Noun- something that has a real or independent existence

Nonentity

Noun- a person or thing of no importance

Essence

Noun- the basic element, the identifying characteristic

Moribund

Adj- about to die or end

Mortify

Verb- to shame

Postmortem

Noun- an examination to determine the cause of death, an autopsy

Euthanasia

Noun- the act of painlessly killing a suffering person or animal, mercy killing

Innate

Adj- possessed at birth, inborn

Naive

Adj- childlike, unsophisticated

Nascent

Adj- emerging, coming into existence